Band for bracelets, &amp;c.



T. S. BENNETT. BAND FOR BRACELETS, 6w. APPLICATION FILED APR.3,1908.

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Patented Jan.25, 1910.

THOMAS S. BENNETT, 0F ATTLEIBORO, MASSAOHUSETTS.

BAND FOR BRACELETS, &c.

specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan. 25, 1910..

Application filed April 3, 1908. Serial No. 424,900.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS S. BENNETT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Attleboro, in the county of Bristol and State of'Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements .in Bands for Bracelets, &c., of which the following is a sj iecification.

My invention relates to bands for bracelets, bag tops, belts, finger rings, etc., of the lazy tongs type; and is designed as an improvement upon the construction shown in my Patent No. 870,077, dated November .5, 1907, and has for its essential object-5a structure which shall be strong, sightly, easily operative, have a minimum-of parts, and be free from the use of pivot pins. The common pivot pin Structure is shown in my prior patent No. 709,195. These independent pins have involved expense in construetion and labor in aflixing to the arms; particularly because double riveting and drillingor cutting operations were required. Furthermore, a minimum of pin perforations is desirable to avoid dirt accumulations and acid stain, particularly in precious metal plated goods.

To the above ends my invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein,

Figures 1 and 2 are rear and side elevations respectively of the front arm plate. Figs. 3 and 4, a rear elevation and a side elevation partially in section respectively of a front arm of a bracelet band. Fig. 5, a rear elevation of a back'arm. Fig. 6, a side elevation of a pair of arms partially in vertical section, showing the arms operatively connected with each other. Fig. 7 a section on line era-00 of Fig. 8, and Fig. 8, a front elevation of a complete band.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the views.

In my device, A and Bare respectively the shell and plate of the front arm. The plate, B, is cut from a thin sheet of metal, and by suitable tools is, at a lpoint near each end, drawn into integral tu ular bearing projections, b. At an intermediate point the plate" is drawn into anintegral tubular axial proand hol B, is retained by a marginal flange, c, of the shell, A.

D is the back arm plate provided with end perforations, d and an intermediate perforation, d. The projections, I), pass through the openings, 03, and by a suitable tool their ends are expanded and form flanges, e, which loosely engage the surface of the plate, D. The axial member, 5,-

that this form of sprin means for contract ing the arms is not exc usive.

What I claim is,

1. A lazy-tongs band composed of pairs of arms, pivotally connected with each other,

each pair of arms comprising first, one arm provided with integral tubular bearing proections upon its ends, a tubular bearing.

upon said arm intermediate the projections, flanges upon the ends of the tubular rojections and of the intermediate bearlng to hold the pairs of arms together, and second, an arm (provided with means for receivin ing the intermediate bearing, an

the bearing projections of adjacent pairs of arms.

2. A lazy-tongs band composed of pairs of arms pivotally connected with each other, each pair of arms comprisin first, one arm comprising a plate provide with integral tubular bearing projections upon 1ts ends and a bearing intermediate the projections,

and a shell engaging said plate, and second,

another arm comprising a plate provided with perforations adapted to receive the intermediate bearing, and the bearing ro- .jections of adjacent pairs of arms, a s ell engaging the receiving plate, and flanges upon the ends of the tubular bearing projec tions to hold the pairs of arms together.

jection or bearing member, I). The plate, i 3. A lazy tongs band member comprising a shell and a plate retained in said shell and and one member of each of said joints being 10 formed with integral tubular bearing prointegral with one of the members.

jections at the ends and at the center. In testimony whereof I have afiixed my 4. A lazy tongs band composed of pairs of signature in the presence of two witnesses. 5 arms pivotally connected with each other at THOMAS S. BENNETT.

their centers, and the pairs independently Witnesses: connected with each other at their ends, the HENRY Hess,"

joints at the centers and ends being tubular, MABEL F. HARRIS. 

